Monday, January 24, 2011

SPROUTS USAL

SPROUTS USSAL

TIME : 10 MIN

INGREDIENTS : 1 bowl moth , ½ tbsp oil , 1 tsp cumin , 2-3 green chillies 1 onion , 1 tomatoes , 1/2 lemon juice , sev and corriander leaves as required and salt to taste .

METHOD :
1. Soak moth overnight and then tie in a cloth and hang for 6-8 hrs . Sprouts will come .
2. Heat oil in a cooker [1.5 ltr ] , put cumin , green chillies [break into 2 by hand ] , 1/2 sliced onion , sprouts and salt to taste. Sprinkle some water , cover and cook till the whistle makes shoo shoo sound ; don’t let the whistle blow .
3. Let the cooker cool down on its own so that sprouts cook properly and then take out the sprouts .
4. Sprinkle chopped onions , tomatoes , lemon juice , sev and coriander leaves . Eat hot .

TIPS :
1.Pomegranate seeds , curd , grated wet coconut can also be added to make it appetizing and to increase the nutritional value .
2. Instead of hanging moth in a cloth you can put it in a tiffin with holes , which is easily available in the market .
3.Healthy snack , lots of protein and children loves it.
4 . Green gram , soyabean dal can also be cooked the same way .

Saturday, January 22, 2011

MUTTER [peas ] SAUTE`

MUTTER [peas ] SAUTE`
TIME : 5 MIN
INGREDIENTS : 1bowl fresh mutter , 1 tsp oil and salt to taste .
METHOD :
1. Heat oil in a nonstick pan put mutter carefully covering the pan as they splutter. Cover and cook for 2-3 min .
2. Take out peas in a bowl and add salt .Eat hot as peas turn soggy .
TIPS :
1. Use very little oil.
2.Healthy , nutritious and very tasty .
3.Easy to cook .Between the meals or as a snack can be given to children.

GILAKE CHI BHAJI

GILAKE CHI BHAJI

TIME : 15 min
INGREDIENTS : 250 gm gilake , ½ bowl moong dal , 3-4 green chillies ,3-4 curry leaves , 1tsp mustard seeds , 1tsp cumin , 1/2tsp turmeric pwd , 1tsp red chilli pwd , ½ tbsp oil , salt to taste.
METHOD :
1.Soak moong dal for ½ an hour.
2. Cut gilake lengthwise into 4 and then cut into thin pieces and chop green chillies.
3. Heat oil and turn off the flame now put mustard , cumin , green chillies , curry leaves , turmeric pwd , red chilli pwd , gilake and turn on the flame . Cover and cook after 5 min put moong dal , salt to taste and cover and cook till all the liquid evapourates.
TIPS :
1. Gilake has lots of water hence avoid onion , tomato , and water .

2. Moog dal is optional , without it also it tastes great.

3.use very little oil for tempering.

4.Good for health as it is non oily and very nutritious .